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Course: Social stratification

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Course title Social stratification
Course code KSS/TSS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Grosová Andrea Dagmar, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1.-2. Employment, classes, prestige and socio-economic status 3. Intergenerational mobility 4. Status achievement process 5.-6. Education, social processes affecting educational attainment 7. Economic inequalities and poverty 8.-9. Family and social stratification: family environment and processes, homogamy 10. Spatial aspects of stratification 11.-12. Stratification and health 13. Global inequalities

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 65 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 31 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 50 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe and explain basic sociological theories.
to describe the formation of sociological perspectives on the study of society.
to characterize the basic knowledge resulting from empirical research.
to enumerate and describe the basic developmental stages of the formation of Western societies
Skills
to create a formally acceptable professional output.
to use foreign databases of professional journals.
to interpret knowledge from various subfields of sociology.
to use adequate terms corresponding to the terminology of the field in Czech and English.
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to distinguish changes in the definition of the concept of status and classes.
to explain theories of inequality, stratification models of social structures and social mobility.
to characterize different types of conflicts between inequality theories and stratification models.
to enumerate and characterize individual comparative researches focused on the transformation of social inequalities in modern Western societies.
Skills
to classify different types of stratification models of social structures and social mobility at macro and micro level.
to demonstrate specific conflicting approaches in theories and empirical knowledge in the study of inequalities.
to evaluate theories of social inequalities.
to choose a suitable theoretical and methodological approach for the analysis of social inequalities and analyze the suitability of the stratification models used.
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Interactive lecture
Seminar
Textual studies
Skills
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Interactive lecture
Seminar
Textual studies
Competences
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture
Interactive lecture
Seminar
Textual studies
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Project
Skills
Test
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Project
Competences
Test
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Project
Recommended literature
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